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The police in America : an introduction / Samuel Walker, Charles M. Katz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill, 2011.Edition: 7th edDescription: xxi, 552 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780078111495
  • 0078111498
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.20973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV 8139 W184p 2011
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Contents:
Preface -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS: Police and society -- The history of the American police -- The contemporary law enforcement industry -- PART II: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Police organizations -- Police officers I: entering police work -- Police officers II: On the job -- PART III: POLICE WORK: Patrol: the backbone of policing -- Peacekeeping and order maintenance -- The police and crime -- Innovations in police strategy -- PART IV: ISSUES IN POLICING: Police discretion -- Police-community relations -- Police corruption -- Accountability of the police -- PART V: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY: The future of policing in America -- Glossary.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 8139 W184p 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000123117

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface --
PART I: FOUNDATIONS: Police and society --
The history of the American police --
The contemporary law enforcement industry --
PART II: OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: Police organizations --
Police officers I: entering police work --
Police officers II: On the job --
PART III: POLICE WORK: Patrol: the backbone of policing --
Peacekeeping and order maintenance --
The police and crime --
Innovations in police strategy --
PART IV: ISSUES IN POLICING: Police discretion --
Police-community relations --
Police corruption --
Accountability of the police --
PART V: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW CENTURY: The future of policing in America --
Glossary.

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